Welcome to Nasir Quraishi and the team at the Centre for Spinal Studies and Surgery (CSSS) @nottmhospitals.bsky.social for opening to recruitment to FORENSIC-UK today! #SurgicalTrial #LowBackPain #RCT #Physiotherapy

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Don't delay! NASS 2026 early registration savings ends on August 11. Be part of the premier meeting in spine. Visit www.spine.org/AM

The Med+ 2026 abstract competition is open, giving resident doctors the chance to: 🔹 Receive feedback from leading clinicians 🔹 Win prizes, including £500 Submit now: https://www5.shocklogic.com/scripts/jmevent/Abstract.asp?Client_Id=%27RCP%27&Project_Id=%27MPLUS26%27&System_Id=1

🎉 Milestone achieved! FORENSIC-UK has successfully reached the embedded pilot phase recruitment target of 45 participants. A huge thank you to all our site teams for their hard work and to every participant who has chosen to take part. #SurgicalTrials #BackPain

Trainee with an interest in research? We’re looking for a trainee rep to join our FDS Research Committee 🙌 Don't miss this chance to share your perspective, build your network and work alongside leading professionals. Register your interest: https://ow.ly/kyqK50ZfzEK

⏰ Less than 1 week left to register for BOASTiC! Designed for trainee surgeons, BOASTiC provides practical insights into clinical trials, research methodology, and evidence generation in surgery. Registration closes on 30 June. Don't miss out! #Surgery #ClinicalTrials #MedEd #SurgicalResearch

🚨 Only 10 spots left on our 'How to be a Great Chief Investigator for Clinical Trials' workshop in Birmingham on 28 Sept 2026! Build your skills, learn from experienced CIs & other trialists, & grow your peer network. 🔗 Register here tinyurl.com/48ku2ywx #UKCTUNetwork #ChiefInvestigatorTraining

Welcome to Guy Barham, Laura Allsop and the team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust for opening to recruitment to FORENSIC-UK today! We now have 12 sites and 42 participants to this study on low back pain. 👍 #SurgicalTrial #LowBackPain

The 2026 Travelling Fellowships are now open! It provides financial assistance for members undertaking periods of additional specialist learning at sites outside their normal working or training location — in the UK or overseas. Application deadline: 6th July 🔗 Apply now: https://bit.ly/3NFbKKk

✨ With our Staff Recognition Awards taking place on Thursday 18 June, we are shining a spotlight on some of this year’s outstanding finalists. Last up is Alpesh Kothari, an orthopaedic consultant nominated for the Learning Award. www.ouh.nhs.uk/news/article... #OneTeamOneOUH

🌏 How did you mark #WorldEnvironmentDay this year? As part of our activities, the #UKCTUNetwork Sustainability Group invited CTUs to nominate a 'Green CTU' rep to act as a point of contact for all environmental sustainability matters. 🔗 Find out more about the group here: tinyurl.com/4jdkkwjp

Steve Middleton, PhD, of the University of Oxford (UK), will present his award-winning research in “Beyond Ion Channels: Metabolic Control of Pain” at the 2026 World Congress on Pain: bit.ly/4qx0aOI #IASP2026

Thank you to all the volunteers who are involved in our research - particpants, organ donors, members of Patient and Public Involvement groups, Community Advisory Boards, Research Ethics Committees, Confidentiality Advisory Groups, and more - we couldn't do it without you! #volunteersweek

📣 Registration is open for our next How to Be a Great Chief Investigator workshop, taking place in Birmingham on 28 Sept 2026. Build your skills, learn from experienced CIs & other trialists, & grow your peer network. 🔗 Register here tinyurl.com/48ku2ywx #UKCTUNetwork #ChiefInvestigatorTraining

Exciting Opportunity: BOA/ORUK Research Fellowship Two fellowships of up to £65,000 are available for research in any area of orthopaedics. BOA Members at any trainee grade, post-CCT members and SAS surgeons are invited to apply. Deadline: 10th June 2026 👉 Find out more at: https://bit.ly/4usI3M4

Shouting out to all surgical trainees - BOASTiC 2026 Registration is open now! Learn how to design and conduct surgical trials at Merton College, Oxford on 29-30 Sept 2026. Follow the link or QR code below to apply! 🔗 lnkd.in/ejA-fsja Registration deadline is 30 June 2026. See you there!

We are at the Women in Surgical Research Conference today! If you are attending, make sure to drop by our stand to speak with our representatives from the @situ-oxford.bsky.social team (and to pick up some freebies)! #WomenInSurgery #SurgicalResearch #AcademicSurgery @britorthopaedic.bsky.social

Well done to the @forensic-uk.bsky.social and OP NON STOP studies, who achieved their best month of recruitment to date in May! Thank you to the participants in all our studies and to the work of all the teams and people involved who can make our research possible each month!

Happy International Clinical Trials Day 2026 We'd like to thank everyone who makes this research possible, your dedication and support makes a huge impact by improving medicine and lives around the world!

David, Director of SITU-NDORMS joyfully looks back on how his career path was shaped by many influential people, and why International Clinical Trials Day is such an important day to celebrate! Find out more about SITU NDORMS: www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/octru/octru-... @situ-oxford.bsky.social #ICTD2026

Lesley, Clinical Trials Assistant at the Surgical Intervention Trials Unit (SITU - NDORMS) talks about her shift into the world of trials after taking a career break, and why she enjoys working in trials. #ICTD2026 @situ-oxford.bsky.social

A big shout out on International Clinical Trials Day 2026 to all those who make the FORENSIC-UK Trial possible 👏 THANK YOU to all the participants, patient representatives, surgeons, physiotherapists, nurses and research teams in helping to improve treatment for back pain. #ICTD2026 #SurgicalTrials

Congratulations to Gareth Davies, Stephen McGillion and the FORENSIC-UK Team @uhsft.bsky.social for randomising 5 participants yesterday! #BackPain #SurgicalTrial

Just TWO more days to go! Abstract submissions are NOW OPEN and close on Sunday 10th May! We welcome submissions across a wide range of categories, including, Education, Trauma, Hip, Knee, Medical Students, and more. www.boa.ac.uk/Abstracts #BOAAC26

Congratulations to Omar Mohamed, Fabiano Ferreira and the team at East Kent Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for randomising their first participant for FORENSIC-UK yesterday! #SurgicalTrial #BackPain @ekhuft.bsky.social

It's a sunny start to May & today we congratulate the studies that achieved their best month of recruitment to date in April - FORENSIC, GEKO, RAMBOH-1 and WHiTE DELPHIC! 👏🌞 As always, thank you to our participants across all of our studies and to all the teams involved in all of our research.

Keep up the good work everyone 😊👏 @forensic-uk.bsky.social @geko-study.bsky.social @situ-oxford.bsky.social @oxtraumaresearch.bsky.social

Heading to #BASS2026? Come and visit our stand to meet the team and learn more about FORENSIC-UK. We’d love to connect, answer your questions and explore how we can work together. See you there! #ClinicalTrial #LowBackPain @sashinahuja.bsky.social

A fantastic start to #BASS2026 with today’s Spine and Industry Masterclasses - thanks to all faculty & attendees. Now onto the main conference, starting tomorrow at P&J Live, Aberdeen. 3 days of keynotes, debates & discussion ahead! More info: bassmeeting.co.uk

Read the latest updates from FORENSIC-UK in the April 2026 Newsletter...

Another site opened this week - welcome to Himanshu Shekhar, Alison Reid and the team at NHS Tayside!

There are just two days until the brilliant Prof James Edwards will take on the London Marathon to raise money for Cure DHDDS!

Just TWO more weeks to go - Nominations Now Open for BOA President (2028-2029)! Are you ready to lead & shape the future of T&O? If you’ve served a full term on BOA Council as a Trustee, this is your chance to step forward! Deadline: 08th May Apply now! https://www.mi-nomination.com/boapresident

We are proud to announce the opening of our 10th site for FORENSIC-UK! Welcome to Omar Mohamed, Fabiano Ferreira and the team at East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust. We look forward to working with you all to improve patient treatment for low back pain. #SurgicalTrial #BackPain @ekhuft.bsky.social

Foot drop secondary to lumbar root compression - how do you approach it? Join the debate at #BASS2026 with Aprajay Golash and Sashin Ahuja 📍 P&J Live, Aberdeen | 29 Apr – 1 May 👉 Register today at: spinesurgeons.ac.uk/BASS2026

Become a future leader in Trauma & Orthopaedics! This 12-month programme equips T&O surgeons with advanced leadership skills through masterclasses, coaching, and innovation projects. Applications close 29th May. Find out more: www.boa.ac.uk/FLP

We’re inviting Expressions of Interest from members for NSN Executive: • Research Officer • General Members (x2) A great opportunity to shape NSN and contribute to spinal research & collaboration. 📅 Deadline: 28 April 2026 Further details: nationalspinenetwork.co.uk/News/13623259

NASS 2026 Annual Meeting - The Connected Spine! Providing clarity in an increasingly complex field. April 13: Registration Opens for NASS Members April 27: Registration Opens for All VISIT WWW.SPINE.ORG/AM

BOA is now a Digital Partner for the RCS England Future of Surgery Festival. The event will take place on 20th – 21st April 2026 at the ICC Birmingham. Find more at: https://bit.ly/44jNgLE

Cycle from London to Amsterdam! Ride for Joint Action and support life-changing research. Join this 3-day challenge (9th–11th July) across four countries, finishing in iconic Amsterdam. Fully supported with accommodation, meals & ferry included. Registration deadline: 1st May https://bit.ly/4u3VRNI

Congratulations to the team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust @sth.nhs.uk for randomising two more participants to the FORENSIC-UK trial. Well done Michael Reddington and Shreya Srinivas! #lowbackpain #surgicaltrial

📅 Save the Date! 📅 We are pleased to announce that #BritSpine2027 will take place on: 21–23 April 2027 at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Wales! Details on programme, abstracts and registration to follow later this year. Further info at: www.BritSpine.com

Great to see the FORENSIC-UK Team at the National Spine Network (NSN) Conference in Birmingham yesterday. Our CI, Sashin Ahuja, presented the latest news for the study. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the banner. #NSN #lowbackpain #surgicaltrial

NSN 2026 is well underway here in Birmingham! Fantastic conversations, great sessions, and a brilliant opportunity to connect with colleagues from across the Network. #NSN2026

See the latest updates in our February newsletter - exciting news of recruitment of both sites and participants.

Become a future leader in Trauma & Orthopaedics! This 12-month programme equips T&O surgeons with advanced leadership skills through masterclasses, coaching, and innovation projects. Applications close 29th May. Find out more: www.boa.ac.uk/FLP

Looking for world-class training in musculoskeletal diseases? Look no further! Join our part-time taught MSc at the University of Oxford.  Apply by 3 March. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/taught-msc